لَم يَكفِها نورُ خَدَّيها وَنورُ نَقاً

لَم يَكفِها نورُ خَدَّيها وَنورُ نَقاً

في ثَغرِها فَأَصارَت عَشرَها عَنَما

في ثَغرِها فَأَصارَت عَشرَها عَنَما

The bloom of her cheeks did not suffice her, nor the sand-dune blossoms

Her cheeks’ light and the light in her teeth were not enough for her,

In her mouth; so she turned her ten fingers into red ‘anam berries.

So she made her dimple a lamb.

كانَت أَضَرَّ لِأَهلِ النُسكِ مِن صَنَمٍ

كانَت أَضَرَّ لِأَهلِ النُسكِ مِن صَنَمٍ

فَلِيُبعِدِ اللَهُ تِلكَ الحَودَ وَالصَنَما

فَلِيُبعِدِ اللَهُ تِلكَ الحَودَ وَالصَنَما

She was more harmful to the devout than an idol.

She was more harmful to the devout than an idol,

So may God banish that beautiful woman and the idol.

So may God banish such coquetry and idol.

لَم يَغنَمِ القَيلُ عُدَّت في الإِماءِ لَهُ

لَم يَغنَمِ القَيلُ عُدَّت في الإِماءِ لَهُ

بَل مُظهِرُ الزُهدِ في أَمثالِها غَنِما

بَل مُظهِرُ الزُهدِ في أَمثالِها غَنِما

The king gained nothing when she was counted among his slave women;

The slanderer gained no wealth among the slave girls from her,

Rather, he who showed abstinence from women like her gained.

Rather the one feigning asceticism among the likes of her gained wealth.